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Welcome and update

Detailed update on CPHC activities, student trends, accreditation issues, employment statistics since 2006 conference. Key policy messages, questions for discussion on decline in Computing student numbers, employer engagement, skills debate. CPHC activities with BCS, reports on benchmarking, and accreditation issues.

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Welcome and update

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  1. “Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.” Welcome and update Professor Keith ManderUniversity of KentCPHC ConferenceBirmingham, April 2007

  2. Outline • Update on CPHC activities since 2006 conference • Student number trends • Promotional activities • Links with BCS • Accreditation & related issues (Roland Ibbett) • Benchmarking (Andrew McGettrick)

  3. UGs accepted through UCAS (G4-G7 codes) • 1999 entry 23455 • 2000 entry 25586 • 2001 entry 29014 • 2002 entry 25673 • 2003 entry 22625 • 2004 entry 19043 • 2005 entry 18341 • 2006 entry 16801

  4. Change in balance of student population • Year Total FT UGs PT UGs FT PGs PT PGs • 1998/99 85102 56394 12852 8002 7854 • 1999/00 91540 60750 13370 8990 8430 • 2000/01 110400 68305 20765 11775 9555 • 2001/02 118345 74165 20770 13615 9795 • 2002/03 134035 85535 24130 14400 9970 • 2003/04 137650 81340 31125 13720 11465 • 2004/05 131280 73515 33255 13525 10985 • 2005/06 120100 65500 31400 12800 10400

  5. Numbers entering employment • Year Total UG • 2002/03 11520 • 2003/04 12691 • 2004/05 12804 UK domiciled entering UK employment (estimates)

  6. Some key policy messages • Does the decline in student numbers (in Computing) affect companies in my constituency? [MPs] • The Labour Government has not damaged provision in Computing since 1997 because computing numbers now much higher than in 1997 [Bill Rammell] • Computing is strategic, but not vulnerable because G4 UCAS code is 8th most popular (of 166 JACS codes) [David Young, Chairman HEFCE] • Skills are important (see Leitch), and e-skills thought to be one of the better Sector Skills Councils [HEFCE] • Additional student numbers announced by HEFCE, but some “co-funded by employers” [HEFCE]

  7. Some questions for dinner tonight • Are employers worried by the decline in numbers of students interested in reading Computing subjects? • Yes, very • No, Computing students have an over-inflated idea of their worth, and graduates from Eastern Europe are cheaper • Drama graduates are really good • Does the decline of entrants, and possible expansion of graduate opportunities, constitute a crisis? • For whom? Just CPHC members? Employers? • When? Now? 2009? 2012? • Over the whole IT sector, or selectively?

  8. Some questions for discussion tomorrow • Is the future of research affected by this decline (and fees)? • Do employers think that there should be more people with level 4 qualifications; if so, would they be prepared to pay/support this? • If HEIs are encouraged to “employer/user engagement” (in teaching and research), should employers be encouraged to “academic engagement”? • In “the skills debate” what “skills” are we talking about? • Is it possible/desirable to: • Deepen engagement between employers and HEIs? • Improve linkages between schools and HEIs? • Increase the uptake of degree courses that are “valued by employers”?

  9. CPHC activities • Working with BCS • Increased support for CPHC • web site (www.cphc.ac.uk) • administrative support • joint work • Identify common purposes • Learned Society debate • Promotional activities • Employer engagement: Microsoft, and others • We need to do more in this area

  10. Reports on other activities • Accreditation and related issues (Roland Ibbett) • Benchmarking (Andrew McGettrick)

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